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The Scratch Papers, Page 106: “Call Me Roadblock”

hardpressedjess — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:55:24 +0000

This may take a while to load. I couldn’t compress it very much without losing the detail. Ballpoint pen; 2012.

The Scratch Papers, Page 105: “A Grift for Salami”

hardpressedjess — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:18:00 +0000

Made around the same time as my “Gift for Salome” bust, so I figured I’d give it a similar name. Paper Mache, acrylic; 2010.

More Scratch Papers.

Apropos of Nothing 29: “Gangster Gingrich”

hardpressedjess — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:01:08 +0000

“I Am an Amanuensis” 74: Audrey Niffenegger

hardpressedjess — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:48:22 +0000

“‘Being in love is … anxious […]. Wanting to please, worrying that she will see me as I really am. But wanting to be known. That is … you’re naked, moaning in the dark, no dignity at all … I wanted her to see me and to love me even though she knew everything I am, and I knew her.’”

Audrey Niffenegger, Her Fearful Symmetry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. Page 277.

Amanuensis –noun. A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. More “I Am an Amanuensis.”

The Scratch Papers, Page 104: “No One Holds Still”

hardpressedjess — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:20:02 +0000

Some recent people-watching drawings at Track 7.

Brush pen; 2012.

Family Art

hardpressedjess — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:52:56 +0000

Here’s a couple of new pieces. First, a portrait of our good buddy Kasia, her hubby Shane and their new baby Lydia. Happy Birthday Kasia!

Second, I found an old high school drawing by my sister, Abby, which I cleaned up and colored. Girl power!

The Scratch Papers, Page 103: “Nipples and her Heel”

hardpressedjess — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:50:43 +0000

Ballpoint pen; 2012. More Scratch Papers.

Wait, Is It Beer Week Again Already?

hardpressedjess — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:24:38 +0000

Actually, I had no idea there even was such a thing, but my friends at Track 7 asked me to make a flyer for their upcoming Beer Week events!

Duality font by Typodermic Fonts and Showguide font downloaded free from dafont.com.

Also, here’s a nice article about Track 7 from Sacramento Press that mentions the art created by Skinner and myself for Track 7 beer labels.

Update: Here’s another article on Track 7 in Submerge Magazine.

The Scratch Papers, Page 102: “98 Horses”

hardpressedjess — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:24:11 +0000

Pencil; 1998.

The Scratch Papers, Page 101: “Loch Ness Thank You”

hardpressedjess — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:46:43 +0000

Pen and ink; 2012. Apologies to Mark Kistler.